well is it in the contractual agreement? especially if their account existed before the parent companies account was terminated for something the daughter company hasn't done anything wrong.
It opens up other opportunities for a new case
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Epic Resubmits Fortnite to U.S. App Store After Not Hearing From Apple for 120+ Hours
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It opens up other opportunities for a new case
Note that this is according to Tim Sweeney, and has yet to be verified with an Apple rep. We already know that Sweeney plays fast and loose with the truth, so I'd take anything he says with a grain of salt. He's probably just trying to do an end run around the US court system and get Apple in more trouble with the EU courts, since that's where Epic has the most wins, to date.
This is bad for those that actually want to play on iOS tell me again how is this good for consumers?
If true Apple are complete idiots if they did block then since they’re already in hot water in the EU
This the same excuse every Apple fan says play on other platforms.
What if iOS is the only platform i have?
You can’t play fortnight. But you can blame Tim Sweeney.
I wholeheartedly agree -- they would be complete idiots, which is why I don't think that Sweeney's story holds water. But the devil is in the details, as they say. The very obvious first question is: did Apple actually do anything remotely resembling what Sweeney alleges? Or does it only appear that they did so? And either way, why would any adverse decisions associated with the US App Store actually affect anything at all with regards to the EU market's Epic Game Store?
It seems to me the more plausible scenario is that there was no person at Apple involved in the process; this was all automated. The "rejection" was likely an automatic system response after a timeout period, and if this automated rejection did indeed affect the EU market in the way that Sweeney alleges, that would likewise have been another automatic system response, most likely designed to mitigate potential damages when a bad actor is flagged.
Which leads to another question: what all was communicated during the conversation between Epic and Apple, when Sweeney "notified" them of his intentions? Did Apple specifically tell him that this is what would happen, and that maybe -- just maybe -- he shouldn't do it?
That is to say, I wonder if perhaps Sweeney pushed the US App Store submission knowing full well what the optics would look like for Apple, after such an automatic rejection?
Of course, we can all reasonably foresee that this is going to make the EU angry at Apple. What we don't know is how the US court will view these things, particularly if it turns out that Epic was indeed trying to do an end run around the US court by way of the EU court -- which, quite frankly, is what really matters in this situation. Judges are particularly unkind to anyone who tries to usurp their authority in a court case.
That would be an interesting way to tackle the issue and bait Apple in to a situation with only bad options. Give your opponent a dilemma instead of a choice
"Sweeney said that he would be "very surprised" if Apple "decided to brave the geopolitical storm of blocking a major app from iOS,"
What a delusional jackass. It's been what, 4 or 5 years that the stupid game hasn't been on iOS. Nobody gives a rip. His "geopolitical storm" is more like a fart in the wind.
What a delusional jackass. It's been what, 4 or 5 years that the stupid game hasn't been on iOS. Nobody gives a rip. His "geopolitical storm" is more like a fart in the wind.
No, I'll blame Apple for their anti-competitive practice which they were found to be in court
Considering i Pay for my games on iOS Stardew, Mario Run and many more I'd say I'm serious into gaming on iOS and Apple blocking me form enjoying Fortnite on my Phone is a big pain in the ass.
I use my phone for gaming on the go since it's easier and smaller than both my Steam Deck and switch.
No blame Tim Sweeney. Kicking off fortnight in the US was justified according to the ruling.
It all depends on the reach. If you’re the only game in town or close to it and yield too much market power - things need to be regulated to allow for competition, which is a cornerstone of our society.
And how long did it take for emulation. Apple is for one thing only, the Benjamin’s - not a problem inherently, unless your approach is nauseatingly cynical as has blatantly been